Remember the Lord!

Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones,
Give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name;
Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.  Psalm 29:1-2

It does not take much time on the Internet this morning to endure some bad news. We need not engage in a lengthy search or climb some high mountain of links to see words such as, caught, inquiry, virus (of course), test, secretive, risk, crash, and several other ominous examples. Last night, after finishing a book about the haves vs. the have-nots, I felt the stirring of despair. What can a person such as you or me do in such a world as this? We can pray, and it was prayer that reminded me that God, our Lord and Savior, is still in control and in fact has never relinquished control to anyone, least of all the world's media. Whether it is a non-fiction book or a news web site, these are not the final words of authority on this world and all that is to come. My God is still in control! 

This morning, as God's new mercies refresh us for the day, we are reminded by David to give unto the Lord. So bring every scrap of wealth and possessions you can find around the house immediately into... No, David did not mention those things in our verse for today. Glory and strength, the glory due His name, and worship, these are the things David commands us to give to the Lord. 

And did the king call us 'mighty ones'? Mighty ones?! Did you wake up feeling the powerful strength of a mighty one? Perhaps not, I can assure you that I did not. Like most of us elder folks, I took stock of what hurt and what works, and then staggered into the bathroom to take care of an immediate demand from that same body I was just polling for responses. Some mighty one I turned out to be. We are of course mighty in the Lord; a permanent kind of might that does not vanish away like dew in the morning as our strength and might tend to do in this world. So, we once again turn our eyes to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. 

Amen, and have a great day rejoicing in Christ the Lord!

Bucky